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ROSS OWEN BARLOW
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
February 24, 1946 – June 20, 1968
Service recordRoss Owen Barlow, of San Benito, Texas, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on June 20, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 55W, Line 4 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 55W · Line 4
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 AVN BDE
- Born
- February 24, 1946
- Home of record
- San Benito, Texas (Cameron County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- June 20, 1968
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
33 names on the Wall carry the date June 20, 1968; four of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In June 1968, 1,257 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Aviation Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 45 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 55W, Line 4
- ROBERT GEORGE ZINKPrivate First Class · June 19, 1968
- TOMMY JOE BREHMSpecialist Four · June 20, 1968
- THOMAS RAY EDWARDSSpecialist Four · June 20, 1968
- STEPHEN WAYNE HADLEYPrivate First Class · June 20, 1968
From San Benito
- ROBERT ARNOLD CORKILLLance Corporal · May 29, 1966
- ANTONIO MORADOPrivate First Class · June 23, 1966
- RODOLFO VILLAFRANCOSpecialist Four · March 8, 1968
- DONALD RAY ALLENLance Corporal · April 19, 1968
- SIGIFREDO MONTALVO JRSpecialist Five · May 7, 1968
- ALBERTO L PEREZPrivate First Class · May 19, 1968
- ANTONIO HERNANDEZCorporal · July 17, 1968
- TIMOTEO MUNOZ SANTIAGO JRCorporal · November 5, 1968
- ROLANDO G VILLARREALStaff Sergeant · March 16, 1969
- JULIAN ROBLES RODRIGUEZSergeant · January 6, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.